This is creepy. From Modernity: "Disembodied Human BRAINS Being Kept ALIVE for Drug Tests – But Are They CONSCIOUS?" From the article:
In a development straight out of science fiction, a Connecticut-based startup called Bexorg is using technology to maintain functioning human brains outside the body for extended periods.
These disembodied organs, sourced from recently deceased donors, are being employed to test experimental drugs aimed at neurodegenerative diseases.
The work has ignited fresh debate: could these brains possess some form of consciousness?
The company’s BrainEx system pumps synthetic blood through the brain’s vascular network, delivering oxygen and nutrients while maintaining appropriate temperature and conditions.
This allows the brains to remain metabolically active for up to 24 hours or more, providing a realistic platform for observing how drugs interact with human neural tissue at a cellular and molecular level.
Unlike traditional animal testing or lab-grown organoids, these intact human brains carry decades of real-world exposure to medications, environmental factors, and aging processes.
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